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Patented Mar. 3, 1942 4 AUTOMATIC SELECTIV E PHON OGRAPH John R.Mitchell, Dallas,

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, North Tonawanda, N. Y., a corporation o! OhioApplication December 2, 1939, Serial No. 307,300

12 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inautomatic selective phonographs.

It has for one of its objects to provide a selective phonograph which isso designed and constructed as to automatically play both sides 'of therecord pre-selected for play.

Another object of the invention is to provide a phonograph of thischaracter having means for supporting a plurality of-records in such amanner that they can be selectively moved to vand from a storingposition .whereby they are projected to an automatically-adjustablemechanism that presents them to and from a record-play position andfurther that they can be presented to play either one side or the otherof the record,

-in accordance with the selection made.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a phonograph embodying my invention.Figure 2 is a front elevational view thereof. Figure 3.is an enlargedtransverse vertical section taken in the plane of Figure 1, the partsbeing shown in a record play position. Figure 4 is a view similar toFigure 3 with the parts shown in non-play position. Figure 5 is anenlarged vertical section taken inthe plane of line 5 5, Figure 1,showing a record being transferred from the magazine to the recordholder and before being deposited on the turntable. Figure 6v is ahorizontal section 'taken substantially in the plane of line 6-6,

Figure 2. Figure 7 is a perspective view of the mechanism forcontrolling the movements of the turntable and tone arm, the parts beingin play position. Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of themechanism for transferring the selected record from the magazine to therecord holder. Figure. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of the recordholder and mechanism for swiveling the same to play either one side orthe other of the selected record. Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the combined record selecting and magazine arresting mechanismshowing the'cancelling arrangement associated therewith. Figure 11 is aperspective view of the mechanism for controlling the selectivehorizontal movements ofl the magazine. Figure l2 is a verticalsectiontaken on line I 2-42, Figure 6. Figure 13 is a diagrammatic viewof the electric circuit and associated parts governed thereby. Figure14'is a perspective view of the cam u i tically Tex., assignor to Theand associated link for governing the swinging movements of the recordholder to and from operative relation with the turntable. Similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views'.v

In its general organization, this automaticl phonograph which isprimarily designed to selecof the records, comprises a turntable whichis adjustable vertically to and from a play position, a. reproducingunit, a shiftable record magazine disposed at one side of the turntablefor adjustment to one or another of a plurality of selective positions,a record holder operable between the magazine and the turntable andadapted for combined vertical and swiveling movements to position oneside or the other of therecord on the turntable for play, meansinterposed between the magazine and record holder for transferring therecord from the magazine to the holder and vice versa, means forselecting in advance one or more records desired for play, meansgoverned. by said selecting means for selectively controlling theswiveling of the recordV holder in accordance with the record selected,means for elevating the turntable to lift a selected record clear of therecord holder into operative engagement'with the reproducer,` and powerdriven means for actuating the aforesaid mechanisms in their propercycle of operation to automatically play the records selected, whetherthe record-selections chosen be on one side or the other of the records.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral i5 indicates a supportingplatform or frame upon which the working parts of the phonograph aremounted. The turntable I 6 is mounted on a veradjustablerotatablespindle l1 which extends below the platform and is feathered ona driven sleeve I8 connected by a worm wheel I9 and worm 2li withanelectric motor 2i. The turntable runs constantly during such time as thel motor circuit is closed.

Disposed at one side ofA the turntable and adapted for selectivehorizontal `adjustment; is a record m'agazine 22 comprising upright,segmental-shaped partitions or plates 23 suitably record-receivingpockets 2l closed at their bottoms and outer sides by walls while theirinner sides are open for the discharge and return of the records fromand to the magazine as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5. These partitions aresecured at their lowerends to a yoke 26 which extends downwardly throughan opening in the platform i5 and i's guided for horizontal movement ina bracket 25e depending from the underside of the platform.

The adjusting movements of the magazine to record selective positions,prior to transferring the records to a play position upon the turntable,is preferably constructed as follows:

Fixed to the sleeve it between the platform l5 and motor 2i is a pinion2li which is oonstantly rotating as long as the motor circuit is closed.Adapted to be brought into and out vof engagement with this'pinion atpredetermined times in the cycle of operations is a driven gear 25:8journaled on a stud 2d mounted at one end of a horizontally-swinginglever Sil fulcrumed intermediate its ends on a vertical stub shaft 3ijournaled in a depending bracket 32 xed to the platform The actuation ofthis lever into and out of an operative position is controlled atpredetermined times by a pair of solenoids 3de.

and tdi as shown in Figure 6.

integral with the gear 2t is a pinion 33 which meshes constantly with agear 3d fixed on the stub shaft @it immediately below the lever dil, asshown clearly in Figures 6 and l2. 0n the underside of or constituting apart of the gear 3d is a gear segment or arcuate rack 35 forintermittent engagement with a gear loosely mounted on a stud Sil alsosecured to the braclret 32. Adapted for coupling or clutching engagementwith the gear 36 during a counter-clockwise movement thereof is aspring-pressed pawl 3d pivoted to Aan arm 38a applied to a notchedratchet wheel @d mounted below the gear 'dd on the stud 3l. Connectedtothe ratchet wheel at it is a crank arm di which is in turn connected tothe yoke E@ to impart a horizontal movement thereto. In clutchingengagement with the 'has been selected.

ratchet Wheel S9 is a, spring-pressed retractable dog i2 mounted in'thebracket S2 and having an upstanding pin it thereon which is engaged by acam plate de depending from the underside of the gear 3d and whoseleading edge is in advance of the gear segment 35 during a clockwisemovement. lt will be seen that, when the lever 3b is movedl in adirection so that the gear 23 is in mesh with the pinion 2l, motion istransmitted to the gear 3ft, its segment tiand cam plate Gili, thelatter engaging the pin l of the dog di to disengage the dog from theratchet wheel BQ to free the latter and gear 3G so that the leading endof the segment upon striking the arm Bda moves it and the pawl-engagedgear 36 a fraction of a revolution in a' counter-clockwise directionuntil the teeth of the segment engage such gear Se at which time thelatter and thel ratchet wheel 39: are driven by such segment 35 to.operate the crank arm di and thereupon move the magazine 22horizontally to a predetermined selected position. The cam plate lift isof such a length that during such movement of the magazine, it maintainsthe dog d2 disengaged from the ratchet wheel-3Q. At a predetermined timein this magazine-adjusting cycle, the cam plate dit envases other, onerow of pins selectively controlling the presentation of the records on'one side and the other row of pins selectively controlling thepresentation of the record onr the opposite side. These pins areslidingly mounted forhorizontal movement in a block d6 secured to thebracket 26a as seen in Figure 5. At one end each pin has an enlargedhead il and at the opposite end has a pinl which limits its movement toa projected selective position. The projecting movements of these pinsto a select position is accomplished by a double-armed trip or actuatingmember l fixed adjacent the inner end of a longitudinally shiftable andoscillatory rod 5i mounted in bearing-brackets d2 as seenin Figure 6. Atthe outer end of the rod is a control knob 53 which is adapted to begrasped by the patron and shifted axially to bring its trip Imember t@to a predetermined position opposite a given pair of selector pins t5,and then rocked in one direction or the other to project one or theother of the registering pins to a selective governing position. Toinsure the patron that he has actuated the correct selector pin, anescutcheon plate 55 is pro-` vided with notches 55 arranged in' two rowsand numbered to correspond to the number of records in the magazine, theeven numbers designating, say, the rear side of the record and the oddnumbers the front side.of the record, viewing the magazine from thefront side of Vthe phonograph. Connected to the rod and in operativerelation with these notches is a double armed lever 5E which operates inthe saine manner as the member 5@ and when one arm or the other of thelever enters a notch that record In the position shown in Figure 6, theeighth record in the magazine and the rear side thereof has beenselected for play. Pivoted to a substantially U-shaped bar 5l carried bythe magazine-bracket 2d and adapted to .rides off the dog-pin 63 and thedog d2 is autotravel therewith are upper and lower verticallyswingingdogs iid which are common to the companion upper and lower rows ofselector pins de and which, at predetermined times during a selectingcycle, are adapted to engage one or u another of the projected pinsduring the forward travel of the magazine to arrest the latter in aselect position. On the rearward movement of the magazine, these dogsare adapted to swing upwardly from contact with the pins and ride overthem, a stop pin 59 being associated with each dogV to limit itsdownward swinging movement.

When the" magazine has been arrested in a selected position, means areprovided for transferring that selected record to a.' record holderwhereby it is deposited onto'the turntable for play. To this end, Iprovide a vertically-swinging transfer arm t@ pivoted at 6i adjacent therear side of the platform IS and terminating at one end in asubstantially U-shaped portion t2 which is adapted to register with oneor another of the magazine-pockets 2d and eject the records therefrom,while its opposite end is adapted to eject a played recordv from therecord holder for transfer back to the magazine, the record rolling bygravity-during itst@ common to allof `the pins and intermediate itsendsv ord from the magazine by gravity is accomplished by asubstantially L-shapedvertically swinging pick-up arm 64 in bearingcontact with the arm 6.0 and fixed at 65 to one end of a rock shaft 66journaled in the upper end of a hollow post 61 rising from the platfor-madjacent the magazine 22. Fixed to the other end of the rock shaft is anarm 66 connected by a link 69 to the upper end of a vertically-shiftablepitman slidingly mounted within the post and operatively connected atits lower end to the outer end of a vertically-swinging lever 12 pivotedintermediate its ends `at 13 at a point below'the platform I5. 'Iheinner end ofthe lever 12 preferably terminates in an actuating portion14 which bears against a cylindrical cam 15 constituting a part of amaster cam 16 fixed to 'the lowerend of the stub-shaft 3|, as shown inFigures 3 and 4, and adapted to rotate with the gear 34. After themagazine 22 has been selectively positioned in the manner heretoforedescribed, the cam 15 comes into operation to rock the lever 12 in adirection to elevate the pitman 10 and thence rock the pick-up arm 60vertically into the registering magazine-pocket to eject the recordtherefrom and direct and transfer it by gravity to the record holdermeans presently' to be described. After the record is played, it isreturned from the record holder means to the magazine by effecting apivoting of the pick-up arm in the opposite direction which lifts therecord from the holder means and causes it to roll by gravity to themagazine. l

l The record holder vmeans is operatively disposed between the turntableand the magazine and is designed to receive the selected records fromthe magazine and deposit them onto the turntable for playing on one sideor the other in accordance with the selection made. To this end, therecord holder is preferably in the form of a channel-shaped ring 11pivoted to swing vertically to and from an operative position over theturntable, as well as to swivel or oscillate to present one side or theother of a record over the turntable, and having approximately half ofits peripheral wall, or that portion opposite the magazine, cut away toform a slot or opening 16 for the passage of 'a record to and from themagazine. It may be stated here that the width of the record-receivingspace' in the channeled ring is such that when the ring is operativelydisposed over the turntable, and the latter is raised to its playingposition, the record is free to revolve within the holder withoutcontact .therewith, as shown in Figure 3. As shown in Figures 1 and 5,therecord-receiving ring 11 iswivelly supported at 19 at diametricallyopposite sides and in the axial plane of the turntable in avertically-swinging frame or carrier 90 fixed at its inner end to ahorizontal shaft 8| journaled in suitable brackets 82 rising from theplatform I5 to the rear of the turntable. This shaft is adapted to bedriven through an arc of approximately 90 to and from a playing positionover the turntable and for this purpose may be pro- Y vided with a chainand sprocket drive 99 connected to a shaft 64 which is adapted to bedriven at predetermined times in 'one direction or the other through the-me'dium of Aa 'gear segment 86 and vertically-swinging rack I6 pivotedat 81 below the platform I6 and operatively connected above its pivot 69having a roller 89 engagement with the periphery of a cam 90 mounted onthe shaft 3| for shifting the actuating link in a directiony to turn theshaft kII clockwise, viewing Figures 3 and 4, to bring the record holderfrom the position shown in Figure 3 to the position shown in Figure 4.For the purpose of turning the shaft 02 in the opposite direction andswinging the holder from the position shown in Figure 4 to that shownin'Figure 3, a cam-groove 9| is provided on the cam 90 which is adaptedto engage the roller 89 of the link 88 at a predetermined time in thecycle of movement of the cam. A spring 92 may be provided for resistingmovement of the holder out of its normal upright position and a rest 93may be provided to support the holder in its play position over theturntable.

' As lshown in Figures 1 and 5, the inner end of the pick-up armterminates alongside the swiveled end of the carrier-frame 60 and itsholder 11 and has a pin 6|)a thereon adapted to extend between suchparts and through a notch 60b formed in said holder for engaging theperipheral edge of a record vand directing it onto the pick-up forreturn to the magazine.

When the record holder is swung downwardly over the turntable, thelatter is below and spaced from the record, and means are provided forraising the turntable to a height whereby the record is picked up fromsupporting engagement with the holder-ring 11 and deposited on theturntable for play, with the record free to revolve within but out ofcontact with the holder. To this end the turntable-spindle I1 rests atits lower end on one varm of a vertically-movable bell crank 94 pivotedat 95 to a post 96 extending below the platform I5. The other arm of abell crank is connected by a link 91 to one end of ahorizontally-swinging tappet lever 98 pivoted at 99 to an arm |00radiating from the post 96, the other end kof said tappet'lever engaginga pin |0| projecting from the underside of the master cam 16. It will beseen that upon rotation of the cam in a clockwise direction, viewingFigure 7, that the pin will encounter the tappet lever 98v and in turn,through the link 91 and bell crank 94, raise the turntable to its properplaying elevation, shown in Figure 3. A spring |02 connected to the bellcrank acts as a cushion when the turntable is lowered.

Prior to the raising of the turntable I6 into a play position, thereproducer |03 is swung horizontally so that its needle is directly overthe to an actuating link or rod at its free end disposed forsound grooveof the record and then lowered onto the record for play. To this end,the reproducer or tone arm is pivoted at |04 toa horizontally-swingingbracket |06 supported on a sleeve |06 extending downwardly through ahollow post or standard |01 rising from the platform I 6. Engaging thetone arm forwardly of its pivot is a spindle |06 which is guided forvertical movement in the sleeve |06 and rests at its lower-end on thehub of a two armed adjustable member |09 supported at the outer end of avertically-swinging rock lever ||0 pivoted intermediate its ends at IIIand having an upward-extending lug II2 at its inner end for engagementwith a recess I|3 in the underside oi' the master cam 16. At apredetermined time in the rotation of the cam the rock lever ||0 isdisplaced vertically by reason ofthe lug ||2 entering into the recessIII to in turn lower the spindle |08 from contact with the tone arm andallow itto drop by gravity onto` the record aboutl its pivot I 04 duringa selecting cycle. During the playing of the record the cam 16 is at sothat upon completion of a record-play a reversal of the movements justdescribed takes place and when the cam is again rotated, the lever isrocked to normal position and the tone arm elevated clear ,of therecord.

The horizontal movement of the tone arm, after play, to a normalnon-play position at one side of the turntable immediately after thetone arm has been raised from contact with the record, is initiated bythe master cam 76 through the medium of a depending lug Ilfl in contactwith the cam and disposed at one end of a horizontallyswinging llever||5 pivoted intermediate its ends at i I8 and having its other endengaging an abut- 1 ment bar IH extending between one arm H8 of thetwo-armed member |09 and a crank arm H9 fixed to the lower end of thesleeve |06, as shown in Figure 7.. After the record has completed play,the cam is set in motion as previously described to rock the lever ||5in a direction so that its outer end engages the abutment bar and swingsthe tone arm to one side of the turntable. A leaf or fiat spring |20disposed in the path of travel of the abutment bar I |1 serves to swingthe tone arm into a play position over the .record immediately after thelever ||5 is actuated by the cam 'i6 away or free from contact with suchbar.

Means are provided for controlling the swiveling movement of the recordholder or ring 'il about its trunnions' to present one side or the otherof the selected record into play position upon the turntable. Theswiveling movement of the holder in one direction or the other takesplace during the vertically-swinging movement of the holder toward andfrom the turntableand is through an arc of 180, being accomplished by abevel gear |2| fixed to the inner holder-trunnion 'I9 and meshing with alike gear |22 constituting a part of a rock arm |23 freely mounted toturn on the shaft 8| and having a lug or shoulder ille at its free endfor latching engagement with a laterally-swinging spring-urged pawl |25pivoted to one end of a lever |26 fulcrum'ed intermediate its ends at|21. The other end of this lever is operatively associated with a pairof opposing solenoids |28 and i29 for shifting said lever into and outof latching engagement with the shoulder |24. When the solenoid |28 isselectively-energized to play one side of a given record, it actuatesthe lever b|26 in a direction to bring its pawl |25 into latchingengagement with the lug lZt -of the arm |23, as shown in Figure 9. Itwill be seen that, when the arm |23 is held from rotation by the pawl|25, the bevel gear |2| carried by the holder will ride over thecompanion gear |22, during the lowering of the holder, to swivel theholder about its trunnions throughy an arc of 180, and thereby exposethe chosen side of the record for play. When the arm |23 is unlatchedfrom the 'lever |26, as when the companion solenoid |29 is energizedwhen selecting the opposite side of the vrecord for play, said arm willturn with the shaft Si, thus performing no swiveling action to therecord holder during its lowering and raising movements.

During the selecting cycle of operations, that is, the adjustingmovement of the record magazine 22 to a given record-selecting position,the transfer of the selected record from the magazine l'to theholder-ring 1l, the deposit of the record in the'holder-ring to aposition over the turntable to play one side or the other of the record,the elevating movement of the turntable It into en gagement with therecord to be played; and the horizontal and vertically-swinging movemento agences thel tone arm into playing engagement with the starting grooveof the recordthe gear train and cam elements are in driving engagementwith the motor-pinion 2i so that the several parts of therecord-selecting mechanism are automatically actuated in predeterminedsequence. 'when these various parts are in readiness to play theselected record, then the gear train and cam elements areautomaticallydisconnected from driving engagement with the motor-pinion and remain-at rest during the playing of the record. After the playing of therecord has been completed, then means are provided, which are governedby the tone arm, for again automatically connecting the gear train andcam elements into driving engagement with the motor-pinion tov cause areversal "of the cycle of operations for returning the played record tothe magazine and restoring the other parts to initial position, afterwhich the same cycle of operations is continued for playing the nextselected record. The automatic clutching anclunclutching of the geartrain and cam mechanism of the record-changing mechanism atpredetermined times may be controlled electrically by means which arepreferphonograph, and in this connection the switch l' may be manuallyoperated or it may be coincontrolled in any approved manner. Thesolenoid 30a and the solenoid bb are adapted to be energized atpredetermined times to automatically shift the lever 3 in one directionor the other to bring the gear t@ into or out of driving engagement withthe motor-pinion 2l and foi-this purpose the solenoid :ita which governsthe shifting of the lever 3i) in a direction to engage the gear 28 withthe pinion 27 is controlled by switches E33 and i3d, respectively, theswitch i355` having one of its terminals connected by a wire 35 with oneendy of the coil of the solenoid Sita, the other end of such coil beingconnected by a -wire |35 with the lead wire 39, while the other terminalof said switch |33 is connected by a wire i3? with one of the blades i3@of the switch i3d. This last-named switch includes aV movable biade 539operatively .associated with the companion solenoid 30h, and anintermediate xed blade it which is connected to the lead |33 Leadingfrom the blade |39 oi the switch |3-3 is a wire Mii which is connectedto one of the terminals of an associated switch id?, a companionterminal thereof being connected by a wire M3 with one end oi the coilof the solenoid 331), the other end of the coil of the latter beingconnected to the wire iBE vleading to the lead wire 93B. The respectivemovable blades i3d, |39 of the switch i3d are con spectively, with theintermediate element i60 of said switch i3d.' When the phonograph is inplaying position, the lever i'is in the position shown in Figure 8, withthe gear 2S out oi' driving engagement with the motor-pinion 27| and theswitch-blade it@V in contact with the switch blade |40, while thecompanion switch-blade |39 is open so that the circuit of the solenoid30a is ready to be closed when the switch |33 included.

in the circuit thereof is closed. This switch |33 is normally open andis adapted to be closed when the tone arm |03 reaches the end of play ofa record through the medium oi' a 'horizontallyswingingarm |41 whichturns with the horizontally swinging movement of the tone arm and whichis provided at its outer end with a projection |48 disposed in the pathof the switch |33 so that when the tone arm reaches its inward position,said projection will close the switch |33 and thereby complete thecircuit which will effect the energization of the solenoid 30a andautomatically cause the lever 30 to be rocked to the position shown inFigure 13, and wherein the gear 28 is in driving engagement with themotor-pinion 2`| to thereby cause the operation of the record Y changingmechanism to restore the played'record back tothe magazine as well as toeiect the movement of the tone arm outwardly to aposition at one side ofthe turntable. In this position of the lever 30, the switch-controllingelement |44 has caused the switch-blade |38 to be opened and thecompanion switch-blade |39 to be moved in switch-closing engagement withthe switch terminal |40 to partly prepare the circuit ofthe companionsolenoid h engagement with the next record selected for play. Thecomplete establishment of the circuit for rendering the solenoid 30hoperative to actuate the lever 30 in the direction to disengage the gear28 from the motor-pinion 2'| the switch |42 is closed. The closing ofthis switch is controlled during the vertical movement of the tone armonto the record, and for this purposethe two-armed member |09 has an arm|49 which is adapted to register and overlie the upper terminal of theswitch |42 when the tone arm is in proper register with the startinggroove of the for closing when the tone arm has been again brought intoplaying takes place whenv j position to unlatch record, so that when thetone arm is caused to be lowered by the cam-governed lever ||0, said armother of a record for play includes a switch unit which is carried bythe magazine 22 and which in one of two positions governing theselective side of the record to be played controls the closing of thecircuit including the solenoid |28 to play such side of the recordselected, and

which is operatively disposed for actuation to the other of itsselective governing positions `by one or another of the projectedselector pins 45 in a given row, say, the lower row, so that `when suchswitch unit is actuated by contact with a projected selectorpin in thelower row it will automatically shift the switch tov such other positionto control the circuit of the solenoid |29 to insure the playing of therecord on the other side selected. 'I'his switch unit may be in the formoi' a mercury switch which is pivoted for verticallyswinging movementlengthwise of the y.row o! selector pins tothe depending yoke 26 o! themagazine 22, and which terminates at its upper end in a trip arm |6|arranged to engage any projected selector pin in the lower row oi pinsfor rocking the switch unit from one normal switchl to the terminal |62i companion solenoid 5 closing position to the other switch-closingposition. A spring |52 connected to the switch arm |5| normally urgesthe switch |50 to a position for energizing the solenoid |28, while inits other or pin-tripped position it closes a circuit to the |29. Asshown in .Figure 13 of the. drawings, the normally closed switchcontacts A of the mercury switch are included in a circuit including awire |53 leading from one of the contacts and connected to one end ofthe coil of the solenoid |28 and a wire |54 connected to one of theterminals ofA a transformer |55, the other terminal thereof beingconnected by a wire |56 to the companion switch contact. One terminal ofthe other set of switch contacts B of the mercury switch is connected tothe transformerconnected wire |56 having a branch |51 leading to one endof the coil of the companion solenoid |29, the other end of such coilbeing connected by the wire |54 with the companion .switch terminal.Normally the mercury switch is held by the spring |52 in a positionclosed across the contacts A wherein the circuit is completed throughthe solenoid |28 to effect the latching of the lever |26 with thegear-arm |23-so as to compel a swiveling movement to the record holderring during the record-selecting operation so as to play the front sideof the record, that is, the side of the record which faces the patronwhen standing at the front of the machine (Figure 2). The playing of therecords on the front side is governed by the top row of selector pins,the trip arm |5| of the switch |50 clearing such row of pins. When anyone of the lower row of selector pins is projected, they are in the pathoi travel of the trip arm of the mercury magazine is arrested at aselectivev station the switch is tripped to the position shown in Figure13, wherein the switch is closed across the contacts B to effect theenergization of the solenoid |29 and accordingly shift the lever |26 toa it from the gear-arm |23 and allow the holder-ring to merely swingdownwardly without a swiveling action to present the rear side of therecord, that is, the side of the record facing away from the patron whenstanding at the frontof the machine.

. At a. predetermined time in the cycle of recordchanging operations,say, at the end of play of a given record, a meansis provided forcancelling the selector pin companion to that played record.

. r this purpose, u pair of upper and lower cancelling solenoids |58 and|59 are mounted on the depending magazine-yoke 26 and are disposedcommon to and in opposing relation to the companion rows of selectorpins 45, so that upon the energlzation of a given'solenoid its plungercauses the retraction or restoration of the alined selector pin to itsinitial non-selecting position. One end of the coil of' the uppersolenoid |58 is connected by a wire |60 with the transformer |55 whilethe other end of such coil is connected by a wire |6| of a normally openswitch, such terminal being selective travel of the selector pinactuating member 50, the other terminal |63 of such switch being borneby the top portion of said actuating member to eilfect the closing ofthis switch when the selector rod 5| is rocked to the right viewingFigures 5 and 13. The movable switch terminal I 63 is connected by a'wire |64 to one terminal of a normally-open second switch |65, the otherterminal thereof being connected by a wire |66 with the transformer. Thelower solenoid |59 has one end of its coil connected by a wire |61 tothe switch so that when the disposed along the path of transformer 55while the other end of the coil is connected by a wire 63 to oneterminal oi the switchai. `The latter is disposed adjacent the cam loand at a predetermined time after the playing of a record,a pin its onthis cam encounters and momentarily closes this switch it to closethe-circuit of the solenoids i@ and ld to eiect the lcancellingoperation. When the selector rod i's s et with its pin-actuating member5t rocked to the right, as when selecting the front side of a record forplay, the alining selector pin 45 is not only projected to a selectposition but the switch 162, |83 is closed to. place the cancellingcircuit including the solenoid ld in readiness to be completelyestablished by the closing of the switch it.

I claim as my invention: 1. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable,

aar'aoea ing its end portions in operative record-engaging relation tosuch parts, respectively, for ejecting a a magazine for supporting aplurality of recordsmounted for adjustment to a plurality ofrecordselecting positions, a swinging carrier operable between theturntable and the magazine for re'- ceiving a record from the latterandtransferring it to playing relation to the former, meansl for movingsaid magazine to diierent positions of selective adjustment to bring oneor another of the records into registering relation with said carrier,and movable means disposed between said magazine and said carrier foroperative engagement with a record to transfer and direct it from themagazine to the carrier and from the carrier to the magazine, said meansconsisting of a-vertically swinging arm pivoted'intermediate its endsand over which a record isadapted to roll during its transf-erand'having portions at its ends in'registering relation with saidmagazine and said carrier.

2. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a magazine for supporting aplurality of records mounted for adjustment to a plurality ofrecordselecting positions, a combined swinging and swiveling carrieroperable between the turntable and the magazine in side by side relationto and for receiving a record from the latter and transferring it toplaying relation to the former to play one side or the other of therecord, drive means connected to said carrier for controlling itsswinging and swiveling movements, means for moving said magazine todiierent positions of selective adjustment to bring one or another ofthe records into registering relation with said record from the magazineor the carrier and causing it to roll by gravity to the carrier or themagazine, a driven mechanism operatively connected to said foregoingelementsfor actuating them in predetermined sequence to present a recordfor play and restore it to the magazine after play, and means associatedwith said driven mechanismor governing the same.

4. In' an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a magazine for supporting aplurality of records mounted for adjustment to a plurality ofrecordselecting positions, a swinging .carrier operable betweentheturntable and the magazine in side by side relation to for receivinga record from,

the latter and transferring it to playing relation to the former, meansfor moving 'said magazine to different positions of selective adjustmentto bring one or another of the records into registering relation withsaid carrier, vertically-swinging means disposed transversely betweensaid magazine and said carrier for operative engagement with a record totransfer and direct it from the magazineto the carrier and from' thecarrier to the magazine, said transfer means being pivoted between themagazine and the carrier and having its end portions in operativerecord-engaging relation to such parts, respectively, for ejecting arecord from the magazine or thecarrier and causing it to roll by gravityto the carrier or the magazine, a drive mechanism operatively connectedto said foregoing elements for actuating them in predetermined sequenceto present a record for play and restore it to the magazine after play,a shiftable means associated with said drive mechanism for governing thesame, and means for automatically actuating said shiftable means atpredetermined times to govern bringing a record into and out of playingposition.

5. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a vertically-swinging,record holder frame disposed at one side of said turntable for movementto and from a record-playing position over the turntable, meansoperatively connected to said frame for swinging it to and from suchposition, a record carrier, and vertically-swinging means disposed inbridging relation between said magazine and said carrier for operativeengagement with a record to transfer and direct it from the magal zinetothe carrier and from the carrier to the magazine, said transfer meansbeing pivoted between the magazine and the carrier and having its endportions in operative record-engaging re lation to such parts,respectively.

-v 3. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a magazine for supportinga plurality of records mounted for adjustment to a plurality ofrecordselecting positions, a swinging carrier operable between theturntable and the magazine in side by side relation to and for receivinga record from the latter and transferring it to playing relation to theformer, means for moving said magazine to different positions ofselective adjustment to bring one or another of the records intoregistering relation with. said carrier, vertically-swinging present oneside or the other of the record for play, and a driving connectionbetween said frame-swinging means and said recordholder for governingthe swivelling movements of the latter during the swinging of the frame.

6. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a vertically-swinging,record 'holder frame disposed at one side of said turntable for movementto and from a record-playing position over the turntable, meansoperatively connected to said 'frame for swinging it to and from suchposition, a record holder swivelly supported within said frame topresent one sideor the other of the record for play, a drivingconnection between said frameswinging means and said record holder fortransmitting a swivelling motion to the latter when said frame is swungin one direction or the other, and means operatively connected to saiddriving connection for rendering it operative or inoperative to swivelthe record-holder during theswingframe for swinging it to and from suchposition, a record holder swivelly supported within said frame topresent one side or the other of the record for play, a drivingconnection between said frame-swinging means and said record holder forgoverning the swivelling movement of the latter during the swinging ofthe frame, said connection comprising meshing gears applied to theswinging axis of said frame and to `the swivelling axis of said holder,and means operatively associatedwith one of said'gears for releasablylatching it against rotation.

8. In-an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a rock shaft disposed at oneside of said turntable at right angles to the turntable axis, avertically-swinging frame fixed' to said rock shaft y ,at right anglesto the turntable axis, a verticallyswinging frame fixed to said rockshaft for movement to and from a position overhanging the turntable. arecord holder swivelly supported in said frame and having trunnionsjournaled in the diametricallyopposite sides of such frame, means forrocking said shaft in one direction or theother, a gear loosely mountedon said rock shaft, a second gear ilxed to the adjoining holdertrunnionand meshing with said and means releasably engageable with saidfirstnamed gear for holding it against rotation tocause a swivellingmovement of the holder during a verticallyswinging movement oftheholderframe.

10. In an automatic phonograph, a` turntable, a rock shaft disposed atone side of said turntable at right angles to the turntable axis, avertically-swinging frame fixed vto said rock shaft for movement to andfrom a position overhanging the turntable, a record holder swivellysupported in' said frame and having trunnions Journaled in thediametrically opposite sides of' such frame, means for rocking saidshaft in one direction or the other, a gear loosely mounted on said rockshaft, a second gear fixed to the adjoining holdertrunnion and meshingwith said first-named gear, a member radiating from` said rst-named gearto turn therewith, and a latching member selectively movable into andout oi' operative engagement with said gear member.

11. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a rock shaft disposed atone side of said turntable at right angles to the turntable axis. avertically-swinging frame fixed to said rock shaft-f for movement to andfrom a position overhanging the turntable, a record holder swivellysupported in said frame and having trunnions Journaled in first-namedgear,

the dlametrically opposite sides of such frame, means for rocking saidshaft in one direction or the other, a gear loosely mounted on said rockshaft, a second gear xed to the adjoining holdertrunnion and meshingwith said first-named gear, a member radiating from said first-namedgear to turn therewith, a latching member selectively movable into andout of operative .engagement with said gear member, andselector-actuated means operatively associated with said latching memberfor governing its movement into and out of latching engagement with saidgear member.

12. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a vertically-swinging framedisposedA at one side of the turntable ,for movement to and from a.

record'playing position over the same, 'a record holder swivellysupported in said frame to present one side or the other ofmotion-transmitting means including a `selectively-actuated partconnecting said holder with its frame for controlling the swiveliing ornonswivelling movements of the holder during the swinging of the frame,selector elements for controlling the playing of one side or the otherof the record, and meansgoverned by said selector elements forcontrolling said selectively-actuated part to render said transmissionmeans operative or inoperative to swivel the record holder.

JOHN R. MITCHELL.

the record for play;

